Record at a Glance
- Category
- Jan 6th
- Location
- New York
- Charges
- Civil Disorder; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
- Case status
- Pleaded not guilty; Convicted; Dismissed in part or full
Case Summary
Federal prosecutors allege that Robert Turner took part in the U.S. Capitol riot along with his nephews, Gregory and Matthew Purdy, as well as their father, Gregory Purdy-Schwartz, who does not appear to have been charged. Gregory Purdy allegedly documented their actions that day on his phone and uploaded more than a dozen videos to Instagram describing or depicting the men pushing against police on guard at the Capitol and actually breaching the building. Police body camera footage also allegedly shows Turner yelling at police. At another point, Turner allegedly told officers, "Stop taking orders. We're not here - we're not here to kill or hurt anybody, we're making our voice heard."
Case History
Turner pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. Found Guilty on all charges in a Jury trial on 6/11/2024. Obstruction conviction is dismissed on 1/14/2025. Sentencing set for 1/29/2025. On 1/21/2025, the court grants the government’s motion to dismiss the case with prejudice
Sources
- Primary Documentation
NPR Jan. 6 Defendant DatabaseNPR - Primary Documentation
Underlying court recordCourt record linked by NPR - Supporting Reporting
NPR video evidence pageNPR
Case summary, charges, procedural updates and image are drawn from the NPR Jan. 6 archive snapshot dated 2026-09-25 unless otherwise indicated.